The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 different companies have won the last 10 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 10 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryA framework agreement is planned for the supply of powdered activated carbon (PAK) in lots, plus a two-sided option, for the Tegel waterworks. The activated carbon must be fresh or produced from reactivated granular activated carbon and suitable for drinking water treatment, including conformity with DIN EN 12903. The base delivery period for 2027 runs from 01.01.2027 to 31.12.2027, with maximum estimated demand of 500 tonnes per year. A second lot covers the period from 01.01.2028 to 31.12.2028, also 500 tonnes per year, with an optional extension according to lot 2.2. Further details are given in the technical specifications.
Description
2 lots
- Lot 1
- Pulveraktivkohle (2027)
- Lot 2
- Pulveraktivkohle 2028-2029 (incl. beidseitige Option)
- How tenders are scored
- Preis: 100 percent
- Small firms
- The buyer does not mark this procedure as suitable for small and medium-sized firms.
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- vergabekooperation.berlin/NetServer/
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 73 awards for Chemicals in Germany.
- Median award
- €313,500
- Middle half of past awards
- €226,590 to €548,661
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileBerliner Wasserbetriebe
- notices in the register
- 785
- awards
- 235
- awarded in total
- €155.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 164
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 7%
Based on 210 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 3.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 22%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenntag GmbH | 2 | Sep 2026 | |
| Aquaplan GmbH; PolyChemie GmbH | 1 | Jul 2025 | |
| CVB Albert Carl GmbH & Co. KG Berlin | 1 | May 2026 | |
| EcoloChem GmbH | 1 | Nov 2025 | |
| KRONOS INTERNATIONAL, Inc. | 1 | Nov 2025 |
Based on 10 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Chemicals
- 680
- median open notice
- €205,615
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersGermany · Chemicals
- different companies won awards here
- 127
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 12%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 136
Based on 204 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.6
- of those lots received a single tender
- 17%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 7%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 12%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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